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Celebrated my oldest sons 5th birthday a few days early so the family could come into town and celebrate with us. Found a really good dry rub and put it on a couple chickens and some unbelievably lean ribs. Slow cooked the above at 200F for about 4 hours and then threw them in the smoker for an additional 2 hours. They came out fantastic. I also made him baked beans (another of his favorites,) my wife made Mac and cheese, and grandma brought over a loaf of fresh bread she'd made. To top it all off, I made up a cake with more of his favorites in it. I started with a really moist chocolate cake, a thick layer of chocolate/(decaf) espresso ganache with a layer of chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream all sitting on a large chocolate chip cookie. Needless to say I cut the slices as thin as possible when it came time to eat that calorie bomb. All of this was of course completely lost on a 5 year old who would have appreciated fish sticks from tehe toaster oven just as much, but we all had a good meal.

Got out of bed after 7:00. More recycling (but when I got home, I realized I had forgotten a bag; more for next time I guess). Was invited to a thank-you picnic for a nurses' organization (celebrating 60 years) for lunch. Fruitless shopping for a better auto shade for my car. Came home, but was just sapped from being out in the heat, and vegged the rest of the day. Tried to grade or lesson plan, but wasn't too successful.